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Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band: Trouble Is…

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On October 7, 1997, “Revolution” label released “Trouble Is … “, the second Kenny Wayne Shepherd studio album (the first to be released under the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band moniker). It was recorded in 1997, at “Dogma Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Jerry Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd – vocals, lead guitar
  • Noah Hunt – vocals
  • Joe Nadeau – rhythm guitar
  • Jimmy Wallace – keyboards
  • Robby Emerson – bass
  • Sam Bryant – drums
  • Reese Wynans – keyboards
  • James Cotton – harmonica
  • Tommy Shannon – bass
  • Chris Layton – drums
  • Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals
  • Patricia Hodges – backing vocals
  • Jerry Harrison – arrangements
  • Larry Brewer – engineer
  • Chris Collins – engineer
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Joe Chiccarelli – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Slow Ride – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate, Mark Selby
  2. True Lies – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate
  3. Blue on Black – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate, Tia Sillers
  4. Everything Is Broken – Bob Dylan
  5. I Don’t Live Today – Jimi Hendrix
  6. (Long) Gone – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate, Mark Selby
  7. Somehow, Somewhere, Someway – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate
  8. I Found Love (When I Found You) – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate
  9. King’s Highway – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mark Selby, Tia Sillers
  10. Nothing to Do with Love – Jerry Lynn Williams, Frankie Miller
  11. Chase the Rainbow – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Steven M. Krikorian
  12. Trouble Is – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon, Reese Wynans

Spelling: The Turning Wheel

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On June 25, 2021, “Sacred Bones” label released “The Turning Wheel”, the third Spellling (Chrystia “Tia” Cabral) studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Spelling.

Personnel:

  • Spellling (Chrystia “Tia” Cabral) – vocals, synthesizer
  • Milo Jimenez – acoustic guitar
  • Macgregor Munson – banjo
  • Donia Jarrar – piano
  • Javier Santiago – piano
  • Brijean Murphy – conga drum
  • Lidia Rodriguez – baritone saxophone
  • Sara Mayo – trombone
  • Jennifer Hinkle – bass trombone
  • Monica Benson – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Rebecca Steinberg – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Carolyn Walter – bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Erin Paul – horn
  • Calliope Brass Quintet – brass
  • Jinty McTavish – violin
  • Sabrina Tabby – violin
  • Rita Andrade – viola
  • Del Sol Quartet – strings
  • Noor Al-Samarrai – choir
  • Dharma Mooney – choir
  • Ezra Teshome – choir
  • Ted Case – string arrangements
  • Nick Marchione – brass arrangement
  • Aleks Ozolins – engineer
  • John Finkbeiner – engineer
  • Drew Vandenberg – mixing, additional production
  • Adrian Morgan – mastering
  • Jonny Esser – mastering
  • Mike Johnson – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Spellling.

  1. Little Deer
  2. Always
  3. Turning Wheel
  4. The Future
  5. Awaken
  6. Emperor with an Egg
  7. Boys at School
  8. Legacy
  9. Queen of Wands
  10. Magic Act
  11. Revolution
  12. Sweet Talk

The Pretenders: Last Of The Independents

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On May 9, 1994, “Sire” label released “Last of the Independents”, the sixth Pretenders (The) studio album. It was recorded 1993 – 1994, at “Townhouse” and “Sarm West” in London, “The Woll Hall” in Bath, and was produced by Stephen Street, Ian Stanley and Chris Thomas.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde – vocals, guitar 
  • Adam Seymour – guitar
  • Andy Hobson – bass
  • Martin Chambers – drums
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitar
  • Ian Stanley – organ, keyboards, special effects
  • Andy Rourke – bass guitar
  • Tom Kelly – bass guitar, piano, guitar
  • David Paton – bass guitar
  • J.F.T. Hood – drums, special effects
  • Jim Copley – drums
  • London Community Gospel Choir – choir
  • David Lord – string arrangements
  • Stephen Street – engineer
  • Steve Williams – engineer
  • Jon Jacobs – engineer
  • Richard Lowe – engineer assistant
  • Greig Sangster – engineer assistant
  • Jamie Cullum – engineer assistant
  • Julie Gardener – assistant engineer
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Tony Phillips – mixing
  • Stylorouge – artwork
  • Simon Fowler – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Hollywood Perfume – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  2. Night in My Veins – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  3. Money Talk – Chrissie Hynde
  4. 977 – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  5. Revolution – Chrissie Hynde
  6. All My Dreams – Chrissie Hynde
  7. I’ll Stand by You – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  8. I’m a Mother – Chrissie Hynde, J.F.T. Hood
  9. Tequila – Chrissie Hynde
  10. Every Mother’s Son – Chrissie Hynde
  11. Rebel Rock Me – Chrissie Hynde
  12. Love Colours – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  13. Forever Young – Bob Dylan

Dr. John: Locked Down

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On April 3, 2012, “Nonesuch” label released “Locked Down”, the 32nd Dr. John album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Easy Eye Sound” in Nashville, and was produced by Dan Auerbach. At the 2013 “Grammy Awards”, “Locked Down” won the “Grammy Award for Best Blues Album”.

Personnel:

  • Dr. John (Mac Rebennack) – lead vocal, keyboards
  • Dan Auerbach – guitar, percussion, backing vocals, mixing
  • Brian Olive – guitar, percussion, woodwind, backing vocals
  • Leon Michels – keyboards, percussion, woodwind, backing vocals
  • Nick Movshon – upright and electric bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Richard Windmann – electric bass
  • Max Weissenfeldt – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • The McCrary Sisters (Regina, Ann & Alfreda) – backing vocals
  • Collin Dupuis – engineer, mixing
  • Brian Lucey – mastering
  • Danny Tomczak – studio assistant
  • Michael Carney – art direction, photo coloring
  • Joshua Black Wilkins – Dr. John’s photographs
  • Alysse Gafkjen – studio photographs
  • Gabe Soria – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Mac Rebennack, Dan Auerbach, Maximilian Weissenfeldt, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Richard Windmann and Brian Olive.

  1. Locked Down
  2. Revolution
  3. Big Shot
  4. Ice Age
  5. Getaway
  6. Kingdom of Izzness
  7. You Lie
  8. Eleggua
  9. My Children, My Angels
  10. God’s Sure Good

Spacemen 3: Playing With Fire

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On February 27, 1989, “Fire” label released “Playing with Fire”, the third Spacemen 3 studio album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Sonic Boom and Jason Pierce.

Personnel:

  • Sonic Boom (Pete Kember) – vocals, guitar, organ
  • Jason Pierce – vocals, guitar
  • Will Carruthers – bass
  • George Peckham – mastering
  • The Robert Winterman Design Group – layout
  • Phil Nichols – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Pierce, except where noted.

  1. Honey – Peter Kember
  2. Come Down Softly to My Soul
  3. How Does it Feel? – Peter Kember
  4. I Believe it – Peter Kember
  5. Revolution – Peter Kember
  6. Let Me Down Gently – Peter Kember
  7. So Hot (Wash Away All of My Tears)
  8. Suicide – Jason Pierce, Peter Kember
  9. Lord Can You Hear Me

MisterWives: Connect the Dots

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On May 19, 2017, “Photo Finish” and “Republic Records” labels released “Connect the Dots”, the second MisterWives studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Rubyred Productions” in California, “DB Studios” in New York, and was produced by Butch Walker and Etienne Bowler.

Personnel:

  • Mandy Lee – lead vocals
  • Marc Campbell – lead guitar, gang vocals
  • Jesse Blum – keyboards, synthesizer, piano, gang vocals
  • William Hehir – bass guitar, gang vocals
  • Butch Walker – keyboards, synthesizer, gang vocals, programming, recording
  • Etienne Bowler – drums, percussion, synthesizer, gang vocals, programming
  • Todd Stopera – recording
  • Neal Avron – mixing
  • Joe Spix – art direction, design
  • Viktoriya Tsoy – design
  • Matt Burnette-Lemon – package production
  • Mary Ellen Matthews – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mandy Lee, except where noted.

  1. Machine – Mandy Lee, Etienne Bowler
  2. Chasing This
  3. Only Human
  4. Drummer Boy
  5. Revolution
  6. My Brother
  7. Out of Tune Piano – Mandy Lee, Etienne Bowler
  8. Band Camp – Mandy Lee, Etienne Bowler, Marc Campbell
  9. Let the Light In – Mandy Lee, Etienne Bowler
  10. Coloring Outside the Lines – Mandy Lee, Marc Campbell
  11. Oh Love

Los Lobos: Colossal Head

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On March 19, 1996, “Warner Bros” label released “Colossal Head”, the eighth Los Lobos studio album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Sunset Sound Factory” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tchad Blake, Mitchell Froom, David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano and Steve Berlin.

Personnel:

  • David Hidalgo – vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle, requinto jarocho
  • Louie Pérez – vocals, guitar, drums, jarana
  • Cesar Rosas – vocals, guitar, bajo sexto
  • Conrad Lozano – vocals, bass, guitarron
  • Steve Berlin – keyboards, horns
  • Yuka Honda – keyboards, samples
  • Victor Bisetti – drums, percussion
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Efrain Toro – percussion
  • Tchad Blake – engineer
  • John Paterno – engineer
  • Tom Recchion – art direction, design
  • Jim Douglas – photography

Track listing:

  1. Revolution – David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez
  2. Mas y Mas – David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez
  3. Maricela – Cesar Rosas
  4. Everybody Loves a Train – David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez
  5. Can’t Stop the Rain – Cesar Rosas
  6. Life Is Good – David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez
  7. Little Japan – Cesar Rosas, Louie Pérez
  8. Manny’s Bones – David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez
  9. Colossal Head – David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez
  10. This Bird’s Gonna Fly – Cesar Rosas
  11. Buddy Ebsen Loves the Night Time – David Hidalgo

Spelling: The Turning Wheel

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On June 25, 2021, “Sacred Bones Records” label released “The Turning Wheel”, the third Spellling studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Spelling (Chrystia “Tia” Cabral).

Personnel:

  • Spelling – vocals
  • Milo Jimenez – acoustic guitar
  • Macgregor Munson – banjo
  • Donia Jarrar – piano
  • Javier Santiago – piano
  • Brijean Murphy – conga drum
  • Lidia Rodriguez – baritone saxophone
  • Monica Benson – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Sara Mayo – trombone
  • Jennifer Hinkle – bass trombone
  • Rebecca Steinberg – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Carolyn Walter – bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Erin Paul – horn
  • Calliope Brass Quintet – brass
  • Del Sol Quartet – strings
  • Sabrina Tabby – violin
  • Jinty McTavish – violin
  • Rita Andrade – viola
  • Dharma Mooney – choir
  • Ezra Teshome – choir
  • Noor Al-Samarrai – choir
  • Ted Case – string arrangements
  • Nick Marchione – brass arrangement
  • Aleks Ozolins – engineer
  • John Finkbeiner – engineer
  • Drew Vandenberg – additional production, mixing
  • Adrian Morgan – mastering
  • Jonny Esser – mastering
  • Mike Johnson – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Spellling.

  1. Little Deer
  2. Always
  3. Turning Wheel
  4. The Future
  5. Awaken
  6. Emperor with an Egg
  7. Boys at School
  8. Legacy
  9. Queen of Wands
  10. Magic Act
  11. Revolution
  12. Sweet Talk

The Thompson Twins: Here’s To Future Days

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On September 20, 1985, “Arista” label released “Here’s to Future Days”, the fifth Thompson Twins studio album. It was recorded 1984 – 1985, and was produced by Nile Rodgers and Tom Bailey.

Personnel:

  • Tom Bailey– lead vocals, synthesizer, piano, guitar, double bass, drum programming, Fairlight programming
  • Nile Rodgers- guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Stevens– guitar
  • Alannah Currie- percussion, drums, xylophone, marimba, backing vocals
  • Joe Leeway- congas, synthesizer, synth bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Elsin – tenor saxophone
  • East Harlem Hobo Choir – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway, except where noted.

  1. Don’t Mess with Doctor Dream
  2. Lay Your Hands on Me
  3. Future Days
  4. You Killed the Clown
  5. Revolution – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  6. King for a Day
  7. Love Is the Law
  8. Emperor’s Clothes (Part 1)
  9. Tokyo
  10. Breakaway

Built to Spill: Ultimate Alternative Wavers

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On May 1, 1993, “C/Z Records” label released “Ultimate Alternative Wavers”, is the debut Built to Spill album. It was recorded 1992, at “Audio Lab” in Idaho, US, and was produced by Todd Dunnigan, Doug Martsch, Brett Netson and Ralf Youtz.

Personnel:

  • Doug Martsch – vocals, guitar
  • Brett Netson– guitar, bass
  • Ralf Youtz – drums
  • Todd Dunnigan – keyboards
  • James Dillon – piano
  • Jake Carpenter – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Doug Martsch, Brett Netson and Ralf Youtz.

  1. The First Song
  2. Three Years Ago Today
  3. Revolution
  4. Shameful Dread
  5. Nowhere Nothin’ Fuckup
  6. Get a Life
  7. Built to Spill
  8. Lie for a Lie
  9. Hazy
  10. Built Too Long Parts 1, 2 & 3